weechat (IRC client)

WeeChat is a light & fast multilingual curses-based multiplatform IRC client.

WeeChat supports:
    DCC files and chats, multi-server connections, background connections,
    IPv6, SSL, proxy, auto-reconnection, DCC2, nicklist, window splitting,
    FIFO pipe for remote control, Aspell, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Ruby,
    nick auto-completion, lag indication, auto-logging and client upgrades
    without dropping connections.

WeeChat will build with support for:
    Aspell, JavaScript scripting, Perl scripting, Python scripting,
    Ruby scripting, Lua scripting, Guile scripting, and GnuTLS depending
    on whether or not they are installed on the system on which WeeChat
    is built.

WeeChat man pages will be built if rubygem-asciidoctor is installed.
